Plot Elements

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Plot ElementsAll narrative stories... ExpositionRising ActionClimaxFalling ActionResolutionLike you, characters have a history and a background. Knowing details about their lives is important to understanding characters' personalities and motives. The background information explained at the beginning of a story is an Maybe one of the most famous expositions ever....This goes for movies and TV, too.follow a plot line. there is no story. The reader learns of the conflict early in the story. It's the spark that ignites the action. Conflict can be huTypes of ConflictMan vs. SocietyMan vs. NatureMan vs. ManMan vs. FateMan vs. SelfRISING ACTION is what happens in a story leading up to the climax. When Simba finds hakuna matata. When Frodo escapes the spiders on the way to the Misty Mountains. It's when Cinderella is getting ready for the Prince's ball. EXTERNALorINTERNALWithout

CONFLICTEXPOSITIONIt sometimes has details about events that happened before the story begins. the turning point!ProtagonistAntagonistCLIMAXis when the protagonist, or the hero, takes charge of her own fate. the plot thickens...Who? Where?orTURNING POINThappily ever aftertying up loose endsIt's often the most exciting moment in a story. The reader can infer how the conflict is resolved in the climax.TheWho is the protagonist and antagonist in this scene? FALLING ACTION

is everything that happens after the climax. It shows how the characters were affected by the climax. It's when Juno and Bleeker are comforting each other after she gives the baby up for adoption. RESOLUTIONis how the conflict is resolved. Cinderella and the prince live happily ever after in his castle. Spiderman wins MaryJane. Red is able to find his way to the ocean after becoming a free man. Juno's baby is adopted by a loving mother. Simba sends Scar into exhile, and marries Nala. Sometimes, the story has a lesson for us to learn. What are the lessons of these narrative stories?